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MEETINGS
The Ductile
Iron Society Annual meeting is scheduled for June 12-14, 2002
including a tour of Precision Metalsmiths, Inc. in Markesan, WI.
The World ADI Conference will be held on September 25-27, 2002 at the
Galt Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky.
The June 2003 meeting has not been scheduled yet.
There will be a Keith Millis Symposium on October 20-23, 2003 at the
Crowne Plaza Resort in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
BUSINESS
Dublin, Ohio (USA) - The
Foundry Products Division of Ashland Specialty Chemical Company,
a division of Ashland, Inc., has reached agreement with Xsilogy, Inc.
to collaborate in developing and marketing software applications for
real-time, wireless, Web-based monitoring of foundry processing
equipment. The solutions that Ashland will bring to the
marketplace will integrate versatility and efficiency gains into foundry
processes to reduce costs, increase production yields, and achieve
environmental compliance as well as other benefits.
Troy, Mich., March 6,
2002 - Researchers and engineers from INTERMET Corporation, one
of the world's leading independent manufacturers of cast-metal
automotive components, presented three technical papers on new
advancements in material, process and testing technology at the SAE
World Congress in Detroit.
Presenters from
INTERMET's Technical Center in Virginia as well as from the company's
engineering office in Troy, Michigan, introduced an evaluation of
magnesium alloys in structural and high-temperature applications; an
innovative study on how design and material properties interact during
the testing of ductile iron brake parts; and new developments in
hardened ductile iron powertrain components.
TROY, Mich., January 7,
2002 - INTERMET corporation, one of the world's leading
independent manufacturers of cast-metal automotive components, announced
today that during 2001, it had been awarded new business worth a total
of $400 million. The new contracts are for programs slated to run
through 2006 and consist of components to be manufactured in aluminum, magnesium
and ductile iron for automotive powertrain, chassis/suspension, and
interior applications. INTERMET customers for these programs
include automakers and Tier-1 system suppliers.
TROY, Mich., January
21, 2002 - Chassis components produced by INTERMET Corporation
are providing strong support for the 2002 Chevrolet TrailBlazer, which
was named the North American Truck of the Year by a panel of
distinguished automotive journalists at this year's North American
International Auto Show (NAIAS).
PEOPLE
Milwaukee, Wisconsin -
Grede Foundries, Inc., has appointed Bill Riner as Vice President -
Operations at its St. Cloud foundry in St. Cloud, Minnesoty, and named Tam
Trudeau-Ebenhoeh as Works Manager at its Vassar foundry in Vassar,
Michigan.
CLEVELAND - Foseco
Metallurgical Inc., a leading provider of proprietary products and
systems designed to enhance quality and efficiency ion aluminum, iron
and steel foundries has promoted Daniel C. Salak to Vice
President of Sales.
Salak has been with
Foseco Metallurgical, Inc. since 1976 and has previously held several sales management
positions. prior to his recent promotion, Salak was Marketing
Manager for Feeding Systems in North America. In his position as
Vice President, he will be responsible for the direction of all Foseco
Metallurgical, Inc. foundry salespeople and distributors of Foseco
Metallurgical, Inc. products in the United
States and Canada. He will be based in Foseco Corporate
Headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin -
Grede Foundries, Inc., has appointed Paul M. Ward as Vice President of
Operations at its Wichita foundry in Wichita, Kansas.
Ward joined Grede
Foundries in June 1972, shortly after graduation from the University of
Wisconsin - Madison, with a BS degree in Nuclear Engineering.
After several assignments at various Grede plants, he became Vice
President, Operations at its Iron Mountain foundry in Kingsford,
Michigan. Most recently, he served as Vice President, Operations
at its St. Cloud foundry in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
 ESD The engineering
Society and the Affiliate Societies are celebrating Engineers' Week by
hosting the 31st Annual Gold Awards Banquet on Wednesday, February 20th
at 6:00 p.m. at the Marriott Dearborn Inn. This event is a joint
effort of over 45 Affiliate Societies to honor those in our community
who have contributed to promoting the engineering and scientific
professions, and provided a positive contribution to our community through
their volunteer work. This year's Gold Award recipient is Mr.
John R. Keough, P.E. Mr. Keough along with ESD The Engineering
Society would like to extend an invitation to you to join us at this
annual event.
Dublin, Ohio (USA) -
Ashland Specialty Chemical Company's Foundry products Division has named
Dr. Jiang Fu and Ruben Bake to the newly created positions
of market development managers. Michael W. Swartzlander, vice
president and general manager of the division, made the
announcement.
Fu and Bake will be
working for the division's senior management assisting in developing and
implementing various global strategic initiatives. They will be
based in Dublin, Ohio, and report to Swartzlander, who said, "Jiang
Fu's experience in all aspects of our recent start-up and initial
operation of our wholly owned company in China, as well as his in-depth
understanding of metal casting, will be leveraged in evaluating and
pursuing additional opportunities for serving our global
customers. Ruben Bake brings significant global marketing and
sales experience in a variety of industries to our business. We
look forward to their assistance and contributions to the Foundry
Products Division's management team in strengthening our capabilities
and reach to metal casters worldwide."
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